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File 4919/1912 Pt 2 'Abu Musa Oxide Concession: transmission of files of German Consulate at Bushire' [‎26r] (51/64)

The record is made up of 1 volume (32 folios). It was created in 1916. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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III A.4130.
From - Woriclfhaus Hamburg.
To - German Foreign Office, Berlim.
Bated - 21st March 1912,
We thank the Foreign Office for thedrcommunications to
us which show the i«3llnat Igm. of the English Government in
principle to come to a good understanding with us over the Abu
Musa dispute.
Certainly the communication of the English Government con
tains fan expression of) the wish for a good understanding: but
the way broadly sketched therein is quite impossible as it lies
Government
in the power neither of the English /nor of any other factor to
restore the status quo ante*
d
Nevertheless we are favourably impressed by the communication
of the English Government and hereby declare ourselves inclined
in principle towards a good understanding between ourselves and
the ether party to the question.
We do so especially from a desire that the English Government
also may recognise our good-will and that this fact may result
in as good relations as possible with the English Authorities
and officials there for our establishments in the Persian
Gulf. We honestly and urgently desire to stand always on good
terms with the English organs in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and wish un
pleasant incidents and the like to be excluded for the future.
Immediately upon receipt of the communications we addressed
Mr.Brown, who has gone through and worked through the whole
matter, with the request he would as soon as possible make pro
posals on the basis of which a good understanding might be
arranged.
We would also remark that ir our letter to Mr.Brown we laid
stress upon bringing i.hto Play the greatest possible moderation
in claims for compensation in order, so far as lies in our power
to make the settlement of this ancient matter as easy as possibL
for the Foreign Office and the English Government,
Upon

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The file consists of English translations of six letters originally written by the German Consul, Bushire (Dr Franz Listermann) to the German Imperial Chancellor, Berlin (Dr Theobold von Bethmann-Hollweg) and also from the German Ambassador, London (Count Wolff Metternich). The letters are dated between May and July 1910 and discuss the concession for the mining of red oxide on Abu Musa. They are accompanied by a covering letter from the Under Secretary of State for India to the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

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1 volume (32 folios)
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 32; these numbers are printed or written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

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